The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has sought P400 million more from the Department of Budget and Management to finish the Cutcut Flyover project in Angeles City.
DPWH District Engineer Arleen Beltran said Phases 1 and 2 of the Cutcut Flyover project are already completed and they are just awaiting for the 2021 funds to be released by the national government.
The 2020-2021 General Appropriations Act has allotted P50 million while the United Project Management Office of the Department of Public Works and Highways has allotted another P50 million for the project.
Beltran met with Angeles City Mayor Carmelo ‘Pogi’ Lazatin Jr. on Monday and updated the latter regarding the construction of the P500 million Cutcut Flyover at the junction of the Angeles-Porac Road and the Fil-Am Friendship Circumferential Road.
Mayor Lazatin urged the DPWH to install protective barriers and reflectors along the road to prevent accident in the area especially at night.
Mayor Lazatin said the volume of traffic in Barangay Cutcut particularly the intersection near the Holy Family Academy saw the need for a flyover to ensure smooth flow of traffic.
The vital intersection connects Porac town to Angeles City and the City of San Fernando to Fil-Am Friendship Circumferential Road all the way to the Clark Freeport Zone.
The Cutcut Flyover is expected to ease traffic congestion in-bound and out-bound along Porac, Filipino-American Friendship Highway and Rizal Extension in Angeles City